"Singer's travel narrative of the Soviet Union offers a picture of pre-Holocaust Jewish life in the Pale of Settlement (urban and rural) under the young Communist regime"--

NY 1961 Crown. Foreword by Daniel Mayer. 8vo., 374pp., index, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ.

Historical background : Anatoliy V. Lunacharsky, the cultured commissar -- Valdimir I. Rebikov : the inventor of whole-tone music -- The diatonic Webern : Aleksei V. Stanchinskiy -- Nikolai A. Roslavets : the Russian Shcenberg -- Aleksandr V. Mosolov : the man of steel -- Arthur V. Louri(c)♭ : the decadent out of place -- Leonid A. Polovinkin : the partial avant-gardist -- Vladimir V. Shcherbachev : old wine in new vessels -- Lev K. Knipper : wind from the West -- Boris N. Liatoshinski : the passionate Slav -- Vladimir M. Deshevov : the man of the theater -- Samuil E. Feinberg : the post-Scriabin pianist -- Anatoliy N. Aleksandrov : the post-Rachmaninovian -- Boris A. Aleksandrov : son of the composer of the Soviet anthem -- Aleksandr A. Krein : voice in the wilderness -- Grigoriy A. Krein : toward assimilation -- Yulian G. Krein : precocious cosmopolitan -- Aleksandr M. Veprik : the Ukrainian Bart(c)đk and Bloch -- Mikhail F. Gnessin : the Jewish Glinka -- Ivan A. Vyshnegradsky : microtones -- Nikolai Obukhov : mystic beyond Scriabin -- Iosif M. Schillinger : Gershwin's teacher -- Aleksandr N. Tcherepnine : suave internationalist -- Sergei V. Protopopov : the post-Scriabin composer -- Leonid L. Sabaneev : would-be scientist becomes critic -- Dmitriy M. Melkikh : rhapsodist -- Gavrill N. Popov : contrapuntalist -- Aleksei S. Zhivotov : notorious for one piece -- Efim Golyshchev : the first serialist? -- Georgi M. Rimsky-Korsakov : microtonist

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This book examines the staggering popularity of early-twentieth-century Russian detective serials. Traditionally maligned as Pinkertonovshchina, these appropriations of American and British detective stories featuring Nat Pinkerton, Nick Carter, Sherlock Holmes, Ethel King, and scores of other sleuths swept the Russian reading market in successive waves between 1907 and 1917, and famously experienced a red resurgence in the 1920s under the aegis of Nikolai Bukharin. The book presents the first holistic view of Pinkertonovshchina as a phenomenon, and produces a working model of cross-cultural appropriation and reception. The red Pinkerton emerges as a vital missing link between pre- and post-Revolutionary popular literature, and marks the fitful start of a decades-long negotiation between the regime, the author, and the reading masses.

Maxine Kumin's novel is onve of the first serious fictions to deal with the new possibiliti4es of man=woman relationships. It is about the genuine liberation of two people struggling honestly toward a mutually rewarding love. It is a refreshing and humanizing book, written with the grace and skill of one of America's best poets.

"Paul Avrich's latest book is an admirable blend of serious scholarship and appealing writing. His purpose is to tell the story of popular uprisings in Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with particular emphasis on those led by Bolotnikov, Razin, Bulavin, and Pugachev. To do so, he has made careful and intelligent use of a large body of published materials and from them has woven a lively and engrossing narrative. More than that, drawing on the previous work of Hobsbawm and others, he has offered perceptive explanations of the outbreak, course, and outcome of each revolt. Throughout the work, the author compares the principal revolts and searches, above all, for a general characterization of the tradition of mass revolt in premodern Russia." --Robert O. Crummey, Yale University in Journal of Modern History

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Contrary to the viewpoint of many Western scholars, the authors of this penetrating analysis argue that private farming is not a viable option in Russia's future. Instead, a convergence of Soviet-style subsidiary farming with traditional and reorganized collective farms is the most plausible path of evolution in most rural areas.Grigory Ioffe and Tatyana Nefedova arrive at this conclusion by a careful examination of ongoing reform efforts in Russian agriculture against the backdrop of European and Russian agrarian history and rural spatial development since the late nineteenth century. The comparisons at the national level are then filled in with consideration of a number of Russian provinces (oblasti) and regions (raiony). Their research reveals the substantial negative impact of rural depopulation on the Russian agrarian economy. Seventy original maps richly complement and support the narrative.

Embark on a remarkable journey through the heart of Asia with Julius M. Price's "From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow Sea." This captivating narrative recounts the author's extensive travels in 1890 and 1891 across the vast and varied landscapes of Siberia, Mongolia, and North China. Experience the challenges and wonders of traversing the Gobi Desert and venturing near the Arctic Ocean. Price's detailed account offers a window into a world of unique cultures and breathtaking scenery. This book provides a vivid historical perspective on a region of the world often shrouded in mystery. Explore the stark beauty of Siberia, the nomadic traditions of Mongolia, and the intricate tapestry of Chinese life. This meticulously prepared print republication allows readers to follow in the footsteps of a seasoned traveler and discover the timeless allure of adventure and exploration. A must-read for anyone interested in the history and geography of Asia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.